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Milestone Systems A/S is a software manufacturer of open platform IP video surveillance software marketed under the name of XProtect® and embedded surveillance platform, Milestone ArcusTM. Milestone has an installed base of more than 100,000 customer installations, with many reference stories available on the website as examples. XProtect video management software is sold through authorized and certified partners in 115 countries. With headquarters in Denmark, Milestone also has subsidiaries and sales offices in USA, UK, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, UAE, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Singapore. Milestone has been self funded since its inception in 1998. In August 2008 the company received external funding through a growth fund of Index Ventures to establish additional financial strength to utilize more opportunities of the fast-growing IP video surveillance market. == History == (詳細はtitle=Milestone Systems Sets Standards in Open Platform IP Video Surveillance )〕 At that time, digital video technology was not in use in the security surveillance industry. Milestone had to overcome much scepticism in the market about their pioneering ideas: people doubted their vision would revolutionize the industry. These people were in for a big surprise. The security market back then was mainly operating with proprietary analogue equipment, and the digital share of sales grew slowly at first. This gradual pace allowed Milestone to grow organically, without the need for external funding. From the beginning and throughout its maturing phases, the company has stayed independent and entirely self-funded with very healthy growth rates. To fuel the commercial development of the organization, more like-minded professionals were hired: CEO Lars Thinggaard and a sales team of account managers, top software system architects, expert support staff, marketing and technical documentation talent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Securityworldmag Interview "Our business has really taken off around the globe." )〕 In August 2008 the company received external funding through a growth fund of Index Ventures to establish additional financial strength to utilize more opportunities of the fast-growing IP video surveillance market. .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milestone Systems Receives US$27 Million in Growth Stage Investment From Index Ventures )〕 On July 2010, Milestone Systems invested in a partnership with Connex International, Inc to deliver training and certification services to the expanding global partner channel. .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milestone Invests in a New Partnership: Connex International, Inc )〕 After three years on November 2013 the company acquired the surveillance training, certification and consulting company Connex International, Inc, based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota by purchasing all outstanding shares. Milestone was already a majority stakeholder in Connex from the initial investment. .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milestone Systems acquires Connex International, Inc )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milestone Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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